The Excellence and Eternity of Wisdom |
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Doth not wisdom cry?
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and understanding put forth her voice? |
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She standeth in the top of high places,
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by the way in the places of the paths. |
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She crieth at the gates,
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at the entry of the city, |
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at the coming in at the doors: Prov. 1.20, 21 |
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Unto you, O men, I call;
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and my voice is to the sons of man. |
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O ye simple, understand wisdom:
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and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. |
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Hear; for I will speak of excellent things;
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and the opening of my lips shall be right things. |
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For my mouth shall speak truth;
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and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. |
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All the words of my mouth are in righteousness;
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there is nothing froward or perverse in them. |
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They are all plain to him that understandeth,
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and right to them that find knowledge. |
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Receive my instruction, and not silver;
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and knowledge rather than choice gold. |
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For wisdom is better than rubies;
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and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. |
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I wisdom dwell with prudence,
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and find out knowledge of witty inventions. |
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The fear of the LORD is to hate evil:
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pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, |
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and the froward mouth, do I hate. |
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Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom:
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I am understanding; I have strength. |
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By me kings reign,
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and princes decree justice. |
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By me princes rule, and nobles,
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even all the judges of the earth. |
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I love them that love me;
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and those that seek me early shall find me. |
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Riches and honor are with me;
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yea, durable riches and righteousness. |
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My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold;
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and my revenue than choice silver. |
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I lead in the way of righteousness,
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in the midst of the paths of judgment: |
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that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance;
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and I will fill their treasures. |
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The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, Rev. 3.14
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I was set up from everlasting,
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from the beginning, |
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or ever the earth was. |
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When there were no depths, I was brought forth;
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when there were no fountains abounding with water. |
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Before the mountains were settled,
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before the hills was I brought forth: |
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while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields,
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nor the highest part of the dust of the world. |
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When he prepared the heavens, I was there:
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when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: |
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when he established the clouds above:
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when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: |
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when he gave to the sea his decree,
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that the waters should not pass his commandment: |
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when he appointed the foundations of the earth: |
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then I was by him,
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as one brought up with him: |
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and I was daily his delight, |
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rejoicing always before him; |
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rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth;
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and my delights were with the sons of men. |
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Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children:
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for blessed are they that keep my ways. |
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Hear instruction, and be wise,
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Blessed is the man that heareth me,
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watching daily at my gates, |
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waiting at the posts of my doors. |
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For whoso findeth me findeth life,
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and shall obtain favor of the LORD. |
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But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul:
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all they that hate me love death. |
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